hole up
verb
holed up; holing up; holes up
: to hide out in or as if in a hole or cave
: to place in or as if in a refuge or hiding place
Examples of hole up in a Sentence
we'll hole up in the cellar and wait out the hurricane
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The locale he’s holed up in isn’t horrible, either.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 25 June 2025
In the early ‘80s, the King of New Jersey holed up in a small house in the Hollywood Hills.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 24 June 2025
With a second wave of New Babylon forces marching through Manhattan, Maggie, Negan, and Armstrong holed up in apartment and ended the season with a joint proclamation.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 23 June 2025
Across the region, once-busy parks, shops and businesses have emptied as undocumented residents and their families hole up at home in fear.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 25 June 2025
In the early ‘80s, the King of New Jersey holed up in a small house in the Hollywood Hills.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 24 June 2025
With a second wave of New Babylon forces marching through Manhattan, Maggie, Negan, and Armstrong holed up in apartment and ended the season with a joint proclamation.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 23 June 2025
Across the region, once-busy parks, shops and businesses have emptied as undocumented residents and their families hole up at home in fear.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for hole up
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hole%20up. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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